QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE ABOUT ISOLATION

“The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness.” – Norman Cousins

“In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” – Laurence Sterne

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne

“What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.” – Ellen Burstyn

“Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it.” – David Hockney

“Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” – Honoré de Balzac

“Isolation is a gift. If you don’t have anyone to disappoint, you have nothing to worry about.” – Susan Sarandon

“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.” – Eric Hoffer

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne

“It is in solitude that God speaks to us, and that we speak to Him.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer ONE LINE QUOTES DEEP

“In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” – Laurence Sterne

“We live as we dream – alone.” – Joseph Conrad

“In solitude, where we are least alone.” – Lord Byron

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.” – George Washington

“Being alone has a power that very few people can handle.” – Steven Aitchison

“Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.” – Albert Einstein

“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” – Pablo Picasso

“There is no loneliness like that of a failed marriage.” – Alexander Theroux

“We live in a time where we’re so connected that we’re disconnected.” – Jon Foreman

“The original crime of solitude is refusing to be lonely.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“It is better to be in chains with friends than to be in a garden with strangers.” – Persian Proverb